Langlade (community), Wisconsin

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Langlade, Wisconsin
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Looking north at downtown Langlade on WIS 55
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Coordinates: 45°11′24″N88°43′56″W / 45.18997°N 88.73233°W / 45.18997; -88.73233
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Langlade
Town Wolf River
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1579627 [1]

Langlade is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wolf River in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. [2] It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 55 and Wisconsin Highway 64. [3] The Langlade post office was established in June 1873 by its first postmaster, Charles H. Lazelere. The post office was later discontinued in 1915. [4] The community is named for Charles Michel de Langlade, who established a trading post in the 1740s. [5]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Langlade (community), Wisconsin
  2. Langlade County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  3. "Google maps for Langlade, Wisconsin". Google Maps. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  4. https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Langlade
  5. Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 149–50. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.